五、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
An idol is someone who we respect or love. However, unlike many of my classmates, my idol is not a film star, a famous writer or a sportsman. My idol is my dad.
Most people believe that 1. man should go out and work. However, when I was only a five-year-old boy, I was 2. (serious) ill and needed attention all the time. My dad knew how much my mum loved her job, so he stopped 3. (work) to stay at home and look after me. Many men in this situation would want their 4. (wife) to stay with the child, but my dad always thinks about others before himself. This made me start to respect him.
My dad later took a job and worked at night. He 5. (choose) the job so that he would only be out of the house when I was sleeping. Since then, my dad 6. (help) and supported me in everything I do. I remember when I was learning to ride a bike, my dad ran behind me and held the back of the bicycle so that I would not fall. I felt so safe 7. I knew he was near. Soon, I was able to ride by 8. (I).
My family is not rich, and we do not own a big house or an expensive car. My dad has shown me that something is 9. (important) than money. Although he now works hard every day and is often very busy, he always makes time to stay with me. He helps me with my homework, and plays games with me on weekends. He has also taught me that I can achieve anything 10. I really work hard on it.
My dad is my idol because he shows me the most important things in life.
读后词汇拓展 猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思,并收入自己的小词典。
1. commander 2. tuition

1. a 2. seriously 3. working 4. wives
5. chose 6. has helped 7. because 8. myself
9. more important 10. if
读后词汇拓展
1. n. 总指挥 2. n. 学费

【分析】
本题为英语完形填空，需结合语境、语法规则、固定搭配等解题：1. 泛指“一个男人”，用不定冠词a；2. 修饰形容词ill需用副词seriously；3. 固定搭配stop doing sth表“停止工作”，填working；4. 对应many men，妻子用复数wives；5. 描述过去动作，用choose的过去式chose；6. since then是现在完成时标志，填has helped；7. 前后因果关系，填because；8. 固定搭配by oneself，填myself；9. than提示用important的比较级more important；10. 引导条件状语从句，填if。词汇拓展需判断单词词性和词义：commander为名词，意为总指挥；tuition为名词，意为学费。
【解析】
1. 考查冠词：此处泛指“一个男人”，man以辅音音素开头，故填a。
2. 考查副词：修饰形容词ill，需用serious的副词形式seriously。
3. 考查固定搭配：stop doing sth表示“停止正在做的事”，此处指父亲停止工作，故填working。
4. 考查名词复数：由their及many men可知，妻子用复数形式wives。
5. 考查一般过去时：描述过去发生的动作，用choose的过去式chose。
6. 考查现在完成时：时间状语since then（从那时起）提示用现在完成时，主语为my dad，故填has helped。
7. 考查连词：前后句为因果关系，“我感到安全因为他在身边”，故填because。
8. 考查反身代词：固定搭配by oneself表示“独自”，主语为I，故填myself。
9. 考查形容词比较级：than（比）是比较级标志，故填more important。
10. 考查连词：此处引导条件状语从句，意为“如果”，故填if。
读后词汇拓展：1. commander是名词，意为“总指挥”；2. tuition是名词，意为“学费”。
【答案】
1. a 2. seriously 3. working 4. wives 5. chose 6. has helped 7. because 8. myself 9. more important 10. if；读后词汇拓展：1. n. 总指挥 2. n. 学费
【知识点】
冠词用法、固定搭配、动词时态
【点评】
本题考查英语完形填空，侧重基础语法和词汇运用，结合语境即可解答，难度适中，适合中等水平学生完成。
【难度系数】
0.6